blake nyman

Today is Blake’s birthday – he’s 34! Today he said, “Man, I’m old.” My response was, “No, you’re just right.” And I honestly feel like all of the sudden everything is just right. Instead of writing something sappy and vague, I decided to share some things I wrote down while we were still in the hospital. They were just some things I wanted to remember about Blake in that time, and I’m glad I wrote…

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One of the main reasons we decided to go to Europe was to watch my brother’s race in Kitzbuhel, Austria. Steven is a downhiller on the US Ski Team. Downhillers are the fastest guys on the team – they pretty much tuck straight down mountains as fast as they can (aka, they’re a little nuts). Steven spends every winter season in Europe racing on the World Cup Ski Racing tour, where he’s currently ranked 6th in the…

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Last night was pretty amazing for Blake and I, and I’m so excited to share it here now as well! Blake’s recently joined the Generosity Water family, and it’s been an amazing ride for both of us. I’m so proud of what this brand and team are doing – shaking up the bottled water industry with an amazing, high quality product and and even better cause and give back. Last night was the brand’s official…

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Still on our quest to find decent hikes around Orange County, Saturday evening we ended up at Barbara’s Lake, in Laguna Canyon’s James Dilly Preserve. It still wasn’t the mountain hike we crave, but it was pretty and the cloudy day made feel a little more magical. The lake turned out to be more of a pond, but I have high hopes that in the spring and summer it fills up a bit. (Supposedly, it’s…

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This time of the year always holds a special energy for me…and the rest of the snow community. It’s fall, the temps are dropping, seasons are changing and ultimately, winter is coming (insert Game of Thrones sigh here). Beside all the seasonal changes popping up, one of the more exciting indicators is all the movie premieres from the ski and snowboard community. Warren Miller has been the longest standing and most successful winter sports production in history.…

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You know that feeling when something exciting happens and you want to share it with people, but you can’t?! I’ve had that feeling for three months, but now’s the time I can finally enjoy it with everyone! Back in late June/early July I was cast to be a part of the now released Toyota Tacoma campaign! First off, I was so pumped to be selected for a national spot, but when I received the details…

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Just like peanut butter and jelly, peas and carrots, Rocky and Bullwinkle, to name a few, summer nights and the fair is one of those classic combos. And it only happens during a small window every year, so you have to go for it when it’s available. Growing up in Utah, they have some pretty good fair offerings. Most of them are smaller, individual fairs, but they have all the necessities like fried food, farm animals and…

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As Jen mentioned in her post about our Utah anniversary weekend, we had to celebrate our anniversary later than it’s actual date. But we were totally fine with that and one of the main reasons was because of the Bluebird Café at Sundance.Free People Shirt | Zara Jeans |Palladium Boots (on sale for $79 from $150!) We went to Bluebird for the first time a few years ago and loved it. We’ve been really wanting to make…

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Fishing is on the rise. Big time. Anytime I jump on Instagram and get my scroll on, I’m guaranteed to run into a variety of fishing posts. For those landlocked crews, fly fishing seems to be method of choice. For those coastal crews, spearfishing. I’ve dabbled in the former, in the past, but the latter is starting to carve a solid chunk of time and interest in my life. So I decided to throw this…